Behind the court, forces are surging, and the camps are transferred. Concubine Xi's innocence invisibly annoyed the world in the delay, the long streets and alleys pointed at it, and the literati poked their noses. Xu Fu sighed deeply that it was a forgiveness of Longen, but it became an abyss from which it could never be recovered, and it should be fate. In the end, Xu's father asked the emperor to resign and return, and the emperor read that the biological father of the concubine was conscientious during his tenure, so he was knighted and rewarded with land, and the second half of his life was worry-free.

The emperor's move has won a lot of Xu Shi's favor, as long as there is a favored concubine in the harem, they can be safe and worry-free. Coupled with the emperor's solicitation, at first, all the forces led by Xu's father took refuge in the emperor's emblem, just because the card of Concubine Xi is still a good card.

When Shen Shuzhao in the deep palace heard the news of Father Xu's dismissal, she was not shocked. It is not uncommon for people who have been in the officialdom for decades to sacrifice themselves to protect the overall situation. If Father Xu doesn't pack up his things and leave now, it will be the whole Xu clan who will go back. Now that the sons and second sons of the Xu family have been valued by the emperor, it is not a good thing.

The changes in the court caused by Concubine Xi's murder of the concubine finally came to an end.

The sixth house fell into a period of stability.

Since the concubine was in distress, the emperor intended to promote her to a concubine as compensation, but some courtiers objected - most of them came from the four major surnames, because some of their children had not yet sat on this - so the identity of the concubine was shelved, but the emperor has decreed that the future treatment of the concubine will be subject to the concubine, he has made concessions, and no one can tolerate criticism in the future, so the status of the concubine suddenly increased, and the concubines of the queen mother's party became frequent.

Concubine Shen Zhuangzhao, as the leader of it, should naturally make a statement. So on an ordinary afternoon, the good concubine went to the Chengqian Palace to enjoy tea. Under the leadership of the palace maid, she walked into the main hall, and there were many palace maids around her, and she received everyone's attention. "If you don't die in a big disaster, you will have a blessing in the future", this is almost the evaluation of everyone in the palace.

At the same time, because she was rescued by Concubine Shen, Concubine Yuan's attitude towards concubines cooled down a lot. She doesn't care about this, her background can't climb Shen Zhuangzhao, who is the eldest daughter of the four major surnames. "Niang Niang is a few steps away." The palace maid pointed to the end of the wooden corridor, and at this time, a palace maid walked by, ten steps away. Coming to each other, the three of them passed by usually, but at this moment, the good concubine's steps slowed down and stopped, and after the palace maid left, she didn't leave for a long time, as if she was feeling something in the same place. After a moment, her face changed drastically, and her heart was fully revealed. However, the big palace maid walking in front of her couldn't notice anything unusual behind her, and the good concubine frowned and stroked her chest, feeling uneasy.

She walked slower and slower, and the top of the Chengqian Palace was no longer calm and cloudless in her eyes.

Wave after wave of unsettled, Gu Concubine is still in trouble, and she is in danger of her life, is this the Sixth Palace?

Lurking behind the dark clouds, the Sixth House that has never been truly peaceful?

The end of autumn is swept away, and winter is coming.

The temple began to burn high incense for the ancestors.

The land is bleak, and the winter snow is brewing among the clouds, and it is crumbling. The imperial city is not like the street, it is an ethereal fairyland, boundless, and living here is like being in a never-ending dream of shengxiao wine. There is dignity and rank, and there is no noise, so around the Golden Palace, there are few people, and it is far less lively than the street.

Before the snow arrived, it dried up and became abrupt and desolate. At the request of the queen, each of the palace concubines took turns to come here for a day to incense and copy scriptures, and they were tired back and forth, but no one objected to doing good deeds.

The days passed slowly, and the harem was extremely peaceful after the absence of Concubine Xi and Gu Concubine.

It was so peaceful that it seemed to be out of touch with the rivalry in the court.

It wasn't until the letter from the family house was delivered to her that the queen suddenly realized that the smoke was still spreading in the darkness - the secret message sent by Xiao's father was bitter by the court, pointing to the Empress Dowager Shen and the Shen Mansion are now more and more eyeing the queen's position, and Mengru must be cautious in the palace and must not be hurt by the queen mother. The father and brother of the court will do their best to preserve the glory of the mother of a country in your future life, don't think about it, the house is good.

Slowly put down the letter, the indescribable taste spread, and the face of the person in front of him gradually became clear in front of him.

The queen had mixed feelings.

This is the woman that Empress Dowager Shen wants to nominate to seize her throne.

How should she fight back?

How can I protect myself?

Shen Zhuangzhao, who first came to Jiaofang Hall to discuss the plan of the palace temple, had no idea what Empress Xiao was thinking at this time. She only saw that the queen's eyes were gloomy and sad when she read the poem or what the words were, and there was a trace of pity in her heart. Although the identities of the two are opposites, she knows that the queen is not like Concubine Xi like a person with thorns, she is more calm and calm than her, and she can still communicate. It's really incredible, she is now hiding from the Shen Mansion and leaving the palace alone, and she is still with the enemy queen.

The world is so unpredictable, I have to sigh like this.

The letter lies flat on the desk.

When they looked at each other, the queen couldn't stop the contents of the letter in front of her eyes.

In this regard, Shen Zhuangzhao looked a little worried.

"You ......"

The queen heard the awkward opening of the beauty opposite,

"Are you alright?"

This greeting made her never expect.

Concubine Yuan actually cares about herself?

And she didn't deliberately be hypocritical, because the two of them treated each other badly enough when they met last time, so ...... Is this really a question?

Thinking of this, the queen's heart rose uncomfortable, she looked away from the hall, how could she tell the other party that her sorrow was caused by her?

The scenery outside the window is deserted, with neither flowers nor snow.

"There's nothing going on in this palace, it's better to talk about business now."

"You say." Shen Zhuangzhao was sitting precariously.

"The palace of the temple has ordered people to take care of it, at the end of the year, after each concubine copied the scriptures, she will go to the back pavilion to worship the incense and pious worship, and the nun will get the love bead hidden in the red Buddha handicraft that everyone gets after leaving the temple to her, and tell her not to take it off within ten days. This pearl art is precious, and it will melt on its own after touching the wine, becoming a love wine. Even if they are far away, they will emit a fragrance that evokes affection. She and the emperor will definitely drink when they dine, as long as the love wine has an effect, after many times, the imperial doctor will definitely detect the difference in the emperor's dragon body, and then turn over the sleep record, who else can there be besides her? ”

"What if it fails? How can you be sure that this bead will be on her wrist for many days. ”

The queen chuckled, "This palace has its own way. ”

"And what is that love bead? Where did you get it? ”

"Concubine Yuan doesn't have to worry about it, there is nothing in the world that Xiao Mansion can't get."

"The queen is really a good vein." Shen Zhuangzhao said coldly, "But Shen Concubine Chengfu is extremely deep and thoughtful, this plan is not foolproof, I am just afraid that you and me will be implicated." ”

"There is no one way to deal with all things in the world, only one plan is changeable, as long as the red Buddha beads are put in her hand, there will be hundreds of ways in this palace...... Let her die. ”

Her words greatly aroused Shen Zhuangzhao's interest, the queen's style has always sounded ruthless and accurate on the queen mother's side, she has been in the palace for more than five months, and has seen many things, but she has never seen the queen take action in person, this time she wants to appreciate it.

"What do you need me to do in this matter?"

"Don't you hate her for taking away the favor of the Queen Mother, and this palace will give you the opportunity to let her be ruined in front of the Queen Mother."

The two looked at each other and smiled meaningfully.

In the corner of the wall, a wisp of smoke drifted upwards from the green-glazed incense burner.

The scent of gray frost.

Burning sparkling embers.

It looks like a pillar of incense in the palace.

Entwined with each other.

Night. The remote palaces and temples are like sparse distant stars, the nuns are closed, the candles are extinguished, and the four scenes are silent.

When she returned to the wing room to rest, she turned over from the roof of the temple and landed on the ground, and the wind passed without a trace, and no one noticed. The shadow man walked nimbly towards the door of the incense offering, picking the lock, and in a few moments, pushing the door open, the door creaking and echoing through the empty room. The shadow man looked around, stepped in, and closed the door with it.

The sudden and unexpected late-night "visitor" did not bring any fluctuations to the temple.

No one knew that it had been broken into.

The lack of a moon is obscured by the wind.

There was a knock on the door outside the White Dew Palace.

"Your Highness, Niangniang, the slave is back."

Xi Lu opened the door, and Wei Yang's subordinates who saved the concubine last time appeared.

At the red table, Shen Shuzhao, Wei Yang and Concubine Liang were all waiting.

"How?"

"Back to Niangniang, after the slave maid went to the palace temple, she checked many times, but she didn't find anything unusual."

"Are you sure?" Don't forget to look a little unconvinced. Since the queen is going to make a move, how can she not prepare for anything?

The subordinate replied to her sincerely: "Sister Mo, even if I say nonsense, I can't deceive Her Royal Highness the eldest princess." ”

"He has always been meticulous in his dealings, and he should be right." Weiyang Road.

"Could it be that the plan that the queen wants to do is not in the palace?" Don't forget to hold your chin and ponder.

Shen Shuzhao said at this time: "The queen is scheming, and any place and thing can become the beginning of her frame, and it is impossible to prevent it." If it weren't for the fact that Sister Liang found out that there was a cinnamon fragrance in the Jiaofang Palace in the Yuan Concubine Palace, we wouldn't have realized that she had secretly contacted the queen. The queen is worthy of a strange woman, first there was a birthday banquet to attract the third sister to frame the eldest sister, and then today the eldest sister was recruited to frame me, if she is a man, she is really a first-class lobbyist. ”

"Sister don't say that, although the concubine was a lobbyist of the queen mother when she first saw her sister, but my sister has never done anything to frame the concubine since she entered the palace, but the queen has repeatedly shot at you, and her scheming is really unpredictable."

"I'm not going to be heavy on women and children." Shen Shuzhao still has principles, "Why don't the women of the Six Palaces depend on the family for a living?" If they fall apart behind their backs, they will die with them. They are the most pitiful, and they are the ones who are most embarrassed, so why bother with each other? ”

After Wei Yang and Concubine Liang heard her, although they did not speak, their eyes lit up with understanding.

"My sister really thinks that it is different from other women......" The good concubine's voice ended with imperceptible envy.

"Having said that, I will not tolerate them if they reach out to me and move them on my head. Sister, thank you for coming to tell me about this. Shen Shuzhao suddenly became gentle.

"Hey, the concubine just happened that day, and she smelled the incense that was often smoked in the Jiaofang Palace on the body of the palace maid who left the Chengqian Palace......"

"Sister next time, don't call yourself a concubine in front of your sister. You and I have been friends for so long, and we always call ourselves concubines, but it seems rusty. ”

Shen Shuzhao's courtship couldn't be refused, she was faintly worried, could she really stand beside her as a friend?

"It's still a while before I go to the palace, so don't rush first." Shen Shuzhao comforted the man who went to investigate.

The subordinates scratched their heads, "Thank you for your tolerance, it's really ashamed to have nothing to gain today." ”

"Bring me next time." Don't forget to shout on the side.

"It's good for you to go, but if you can't find out, the temple is either hidden deeply, or there is really no abnormality." Weiyang Road.

"The eldest princess can rest assured, if the queen has a hand in the palace and temple, the slave and maid will turn the temple up to the sky, and they will also have to find out the harmful things." The subordinate said firmly.

That's how things are settled for tomorrow.

The queen's move is not what Shen Shuzhao is most worried about, she has fought many times in her previous life, she and Xiao Mengru are indistinguishable, and no one is bad before the family falls, what really makes her deeply anxious is that Shen Zhuangzhao stands on the side of the queen......